MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said Russia will expel 755 U.S. diplomatic staff and could consider imposing additional measures against the United States as a response to new U.S. sanctions, although not for now.
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Thousands rally in Istanbul against Israel's Al-Aqsa mosque measures
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied in Turkey’s largest city on Sunday against security measures Israel has imposed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, shortly after Israel removed other measures that led to two weeks of violent Palestinian protests.
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Pakistan set to elect new prime minister Tuesday
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s lawmakers will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif, with ruling party stalwart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expected to become interim leader until Sharif’s own brother is eligible.
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Morocco's king pardons some protesters, lambasts officials
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned dozens of people arrested in recent protests in a northern region and blamed the failure of local officials to quickly implement development projects for stoking public anger.
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After campaign to oust Pakistan PM, Imran Khan looks to take the job
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – As Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan prepared for a victory rally to celebrate the success of his campaign to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, he said his aim was to take the job himself next year.
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Arab states expected to impose more sanctions on Qatar: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are expected to discuss imposing new economic sanctions on Qatar when they meet in the Bahraini capital Manama on Sunday, the pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper reported.
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U.S. flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea missile test
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Sunday.
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Chinese president inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary
BEIJING (Reuters) – With flybys of advanced new jets and a mass rally of troops, Chinese President Xi Jinping oversaw a large-scale military parade at a remote northern China base on Sunday to mark 90 years since the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.
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Ally of UK's Johnson criticizes Hammond's Brexit plan: newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – An ally of British foreign minister Boris Johnson has criticized the Brexit transition plans of finance minister Philip Hammond, a newspaper said, in the latest sign of tensions within the government over how Britain should leave the European Union.
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Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Turkish women marched in the country’s biggest city Istanbul on Saturday to protest against the violence and animosity they face from men demanding they dress more conservatively.
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